Guilherme Matos Cardoso

Academic Background

Graduated from PUC/SP – Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (2005). Specialist in Civil Procedure from PUC/SP – Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (2007). Postgraduate degree in Business Law from IASP – São Paulo Lawyers Institute (2008). Specialist in Civil Law from FMU – Faculdades Unidas Metropolitanas (2010). Master’s degree in Procedural Law from PUC/SP – Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (2015). Participated in several extension courses. Was Coordinator of several courses at AASP, as well as a teaching assistant at PUC/SP in Civil Procedure, in addition to being invited to give occasional lectures at FGV and FADITU. In 2019, he was recognized by Análise Magazine as one of the most admired lawyers in Brazil in the Consumer Law specialty; in 2022 as one of the most admired lawyers in Brazil in the Construction Materials and Decoration economic sector; in 2023/2024 as one of the most admired lawyers in Brazil in the Civil Law specialty and the Communication and Entertainment economic sector; and finally, in 2025, he was nominated as one of the most admired lawyers in Brazil in the Civil and Consumer Law specialties, being recognized in the Análise Regional of Greater São Paulo as one of the most admired. He has been with the firm since 2003.

Areas of Expertise

• Civil and Commercial
• Law, Real Estate
• Law, Electronic Law
• Consumer Law
• Arbitration
• Mediation

Academic Background

Lawyer

graduated from PUC/SP – Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (2005). Specialist in Civil Procedure from PUC/SP – Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (2007). Postgraduate degree in Business Law from IASP – São Paulo Lawyers Institute (2008). Specialist in Civil Law from FMU – Faculdades Unidas Metropolitanas (2010). Master’s degree in Procedural Law from PUC/SP – Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (2015). Participated in several extension courses. Was Coordinator of several courses at AASP, as well as a teaching assistant at PUC/SP in Civil Procedure, in addition to being invited to give occasional classes at FGV and FADITU. In 2019, he was recognized by Análise Magazine as one of the most admired lawyers in Brazil in the Consumer Law specialty; in 2022 as one of the most admired lawyers in Brazil in the Construction Materials and Decoration economic sector; in 2023/2024 as one of the most admired lawyers in Brazil in the Civil Law specialty and the Communication and Entertainment economic sector; and finally, in 2025, he was nominated as one of the most admired lawyers in Brazil in the Civil and Consumer Law specialties, being recognized in the Análise Regional of Greater São Paulo as one of the most admired. He has been with the firm since 2003.

Professional Experience

He worked at Valverde Advogados (2001-2002), Paulo Bonito Júnior Advogados (2002-2003) and De Vivo, Castro, Cunha e Whitaker Advogados (2003-present).

Languages

English